Late brain metastases from breast cancer: Clinical remarks on 11 patients and review of the literature

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Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-154

  Piccirilli, Manolo ^a   Sassun, Tanya Enny ^a   Brogna, Christian ^a   Giangaspero, Felice ^a   Salvati, Maurizio ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Late brain metastases; Radiotherapy; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GADOLINIUM; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 34249891903     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160709300207     Document Type: Article

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